We're excited to announce that Brian Solis will be our guest speaker at the January 2012 Social Media Breakfast (SF East Bay) and that the breakfast will be sponsored, so there will be no cost for you to attend!

Brian is an early social media adopter and an important influencer. He has written three books, most recently "The End of Business As Usual: Rewire the Way You Work to Succeed in the Consumer Revolution." Previously, he authored Engage! and co-authored "Putting the Public Back in Public Relations."

The first 50 to register for the breakfast will get a free, autographed copy of Brian's newest book, courtesy of our sponsor, Lithium.

Brian is an analyst with The Altimeter Group, where he works with businesses on new media strategies and frameworks to build bridges between companies and customers, employees, and other important stakeholders. A digital analyst, business strategist, and futurist, Brian has studied and influenced the effects of emerging media on business, marketing, and culture.Brian’s ideas and perspective is often cited in the press such as The New York Times, The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal, and many other business, technology, and mainstream outlets.

His blog, BrianSolis.com is among the world’s leading business and marketing online resources, ranking among the top 1% of all blogs tracked by Technorati. Brian is also ranked as one of the leading voices in the AdAge Power 150 index of worldwide marketing bloggers. He actively contributes to FastCompany, BusinessWeek, AdAge, Harvard Business Review, and Mashable.

Our sponsor, Lithium, accelerates business through social conversations that connect customers and employees. The company helps you find your best advocates, tap their passions, and motivate them to help you increase sales and deliver better customer service.

We're back at Max's in Oakland for our first breakfast of the year. We look forward seeing a big turnout to hear Brian and meet the folks from Lithium.